[Stickner]

Great stuff. Thanks, Stickner!

Now...

For a variation on the theme...

Do you know exactly how many yards you hit a full Lob Wedge choked down to the steel?

Larry Nelson's answer: "49 yards."

Does your Practice Routine facilitate such self-discovery?

There is the necessary Mechanical Stroke Practice...

And there is the necessary 'Practice as you Play' Practice.

Neglect neither.

If I knew exactly how many yards I hit my lob wedge, I probably would be a plus 2!!!!

Interesting comment you made, and I would like to hear your response to this. I have worked the range several times at a PGA event. Haven't done it in about 3 years. I have watched up close countless players hitting balls on the range for hours. I don't think they have that level of accuracy where they know exactly how far the ball goes. Don't get me wrong, the groupings of their shots are AMAZING, SIMPLY AMAZING, but they are not that exact. I would bet the farm that Nelson couldn't hit a dinner plate at 49 yards more than 4 out of 10 times. He would be very darn close, no doubt about it, and I would probably be pooping myself with each swing he took if I had a big wager on it. But I would guess that he would miss several of them by 2-4 yards.

His average distance from target would be even higher if he was forced to hit a different club in between his 49 yard shots. After all, when we are on the course, we rarely have the same exact shot twice in a row. If we do, it usually means a penalty stroke of some sort and that would be a bad thing.

So....

* How many times out of 10 would Nelson hit a dinner plate at 49 yards?

* How many times out of 10 would Nelson hit a dinner plate at 49 yards if he had to hit drivers and 3 irons in between his 49 yard shots?

Edit: The same as above, only for 90 yard shots.